Expo: .this holds debris together

.this holds debris together: a sticky side of a tape, a big old pot, a someoneelses pillowcase, a digestive diary, a margin in a notebook, a jar with a funky cap, a paper boat, a wornout broom, a bottom of a cup, a thousandyearold yogurt :this holds debris together. and it holds what i cant—when my hands are busy when my mind goes elsewhere when my attention slips.

.this holds debris together and i fit in what it holds and it holds what i cant hold it keeps me from slipping it holds me back from spilling and spilling makes a world that still holds debris together. holdslip. holdspill. wholly. holy. holydrop.

This holds debris together is a collective exhibition and alive program hosted at the Begijnhof in Hasselt, unfolding through workshops, gatherings, and shared domestic practices. The exhibition invites students, researchers, and visitors to reflect on debris—what is discarded, forgotten, or misplaced—as both physical waste and as sidelined methods, abandoned ideas, untold stories, and the residues that research leaves behind. Through collective cooking, writing, reading, listening, collaging, felting, and conversation, the Begijnhof is transformed into a lived-in, domestic environment where research is practised in everyday ways. The installation grows from what we make together on site; processes remain visible, unfinished, and open. Growing out of the Debris Spring School held in May 2025, the exhibition continues a cohabitation-based approach to learning and making.

Opening exhibition ~ Thu 05/03, 17:30 

Location expo@begijnhof, Zuivelmarkt 33, 3500 Hasselt [houses 5-6]

Dates 05/03~12/03/2026, 12:00~16:00 [open on weekdays Monday-Friday]

Programme:

THU 5/03 - 17:00 Opening! and Sancocho Dinner

TUE 10/03 - 14:30–15:00 Guided Tour (just come!)

THU 12/03 - 14:30–15:00 Guided Tour (it’s free!)